State Laughter: Stalinism, Populism, and Origins of Soviet Culture
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Stalin's reign of terror was not all doom and gloom, much of it was (meant to be) funny From comedy films to satirical theatre, from caricature to court speeches, and from Stalin's own writings to bawdy folk songs, humour pervaded the popular culture of the USSR. Until now, conventional wisdom has held that humour was a hallmark of the subversive, but in State Laughter Dobrenko and Jonsson-Skradol do away with that notion. Instead, tracing the development...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0198840411
ISBN13:9780198840411
Release Date:May 2022
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:448 Pages
Weight:1.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.2" x 8.9"
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